Pole tossed by Scots

Latest answer — August 01, 2026

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Think of the hefty log tossed in a traditional Scottish Highland game. 🪵

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  1. 1José’s house
  2. 5Swallow, e.g.
  3. 9Plotting group
  4. 10Ram in the sky
  5. 12In the middle of
  6. 13Oversight
  7. 14Lab containers
  8. 16Barbie’s beau
  9. 17Blunder
  10. 18Check recipients
  11. 20Air traffic devices
  12. 22Poker payment
  13. 23Took notice
  14. 25Curving paths
  15. 28Punctual
  16. 32Some Quidditch players
  17. 34Arthur of TV
  18. 35Outlaw
  19. 36Dam builders
  20. 38Give an address
  21. 40Brink
  22. 41Henry VIII’s house
  23. 42Great Lakes people
  24. 43Breathe loudly
  25. 44Pair

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  1. 1Shot taker
  2. 2On the boat
  3. 3Went under
  4. 4High school subject
  5. 5Glider wood
  6. 6Lyricist Gershwin
  7. 7Oriole who played in 2,632 straight games
  8. 8Dry expanse
  9. 9Pole tossed by Scots
  10. 11Reason
  11. 15Make good as new
  12. 19Enthralled
  13. 21Helper, for short
  14. 24Losable, as data
  15. 25Monastery figure
  16. 26Show defiance
  17. 2740% of North America
  18. 29Spain setting
  19. 30Became one
  20. 31Alleviates
  21. 33Reviewer Roger
  22. 37Extremely
  23. 39Cargo amount

The answer to “Pole tossed by Scots” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is CABER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 1, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 9-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Pole tossed by Scots” answer

CABER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CABER

Think of the hefty log tossed in a traditional Scottish Highland game. 🪵

What does CABER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CABER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a roughly trimmed tree trunk used in the Scottish Highland sport of tossing the caber. This involves holding the caber upright and running forward to toss it so that it lands on the opposite end

When else has “Pole tossed by Scots” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 1, 2026 (most recent) → CABER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Pole tossed by Scots”?

The answer is CABER, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 1, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Pole tossed by Scots”?

5 letters: CABER.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 1, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 9-Down.

Can “Pole tossed by Scots” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?

The full grid for August 1, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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